GENERAL MOTORS DIESEL: THE MODERN POWER DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES BURLINGTON ZEPHYR 89444

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First made in 1937 by General Motors and then repackaged for the WWII war effort, DIESEL THE MODERN POWER tells the story of the development and principles of the diesel engine. The film uses live action and animation to show how the diesel engine works, and live action footage of Sherman tanks, streamlined locomotives, switching engines, ships, and more.
The film begins with an historical overview that includes a brief lesson on how to make fire, including two stones, rubbing pieces of wood, and even the "fire syringe" that was used by the people of Southeast Asia. The syringe is used to demonstrate the operation of a piston in an engine.
At 14:30, 600 hp diesel engine are seen at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. At 14:46, the Burlington Pioneer Zephyr is seen running from Chicago to Denver. Mainline passenger locomotives are seen, providing up to 6000 hp. Diesel switch engines are seen at the 15:30 mark.
At 18:40, lumber equipment, oil pumps, and earth moving equipment are seen -- all driven by diesel engines.
The Detroit Diesel works is seen at the 19 minute mark. Diesel powered submarines, mine sweepers and coast patrol boats as well as fleet tugs, are also seen.
A two-stroke diesel engine is a diesel engine that works in two strokes. A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that operates using the Diesel cycle. Invented in 1892 by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, it was based on the hot-bulb engine design and patented on February 23, 1893. During the period of 1900 to 1930, four-stroke diesel engines enjoyed a relative dominance in practical diesel applications. Charles F. Kettering and colleagues, working at the various incarnations of Electro-Motive and at the General Motors Research Corporation during the 1930s, advanced the art and science of two-stroke diesel technology to yield engines with much higher power-to-weight ratios than the two-stroke diesels of old. This work was instrumental in bringing about the dieselisation of railroads in the 1940s and 1950s.
All diesel engines use compression ignition, a process by which fuel is injected after the air is compressed in the combustion chamber, thereby causing the fuel to self-ignite. By contrast, gasoline engines utilize the Otto cycle, or, more recently, the Atkinson cycle, in which fuel and air are mixed before entering the combustion chamber and then ignited by a spark plug.
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[@ConvairDart106]

Big fan of the Detroit diesels. Trusted my life to them for many years on a raging sea. 5 of them green leakers under the floor, and now, I don't hear as well, but can rebuild a 71 or 92 series in my sleep! Awesome reliability! There is a reason why millions were produced, and why they can be found all over the world!

[@berxu]

Van eerradaooo

[@liveandletsdive]

I like these old B&W training films. They make sure the basics are understood before moving into advanced tech and applications. Easy for the novice to understand.

[@Trident_Euclid]

liveandletsdive Indeed

[@mebeasensei]

Amazing how simple it is when it is explained with these graphics. Simple two dimensional, monotone in color and in voice! But they are kinda smart to forget to tell us that the locomotives are actually diesel electric. I would be surprised if America's cruisers and battleships circa ww2 were diesel powered as this claims them to be. lol

[@nuclearbum9858]

you said that right i never understood diesel and this old ass film broke it down so simple

[@Panzergraf]

This film never claimed cruisers and battleships to be diesel powered, only that they had diesel auxilliary power - meaning they had diesel generators so they could have electricity without running their steam turbines (or triple expansion engines in the case of older standard dreadnoughts). But yes, these films make the basic mechanical principles very easy to grasp!

[@charlesross96]

liveandletsdive I

[@stevenhixburn6195]

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[@bobhomer5008]

Detroit Diesel was a wonderful place to work. Going to engine test and hearing those engines roar wide open was something to see, hear and smell. Long live the DD 2-strokes.

[@daledassel5658]

There is nothing quite like the sound of a Detroit 2 stroke diesel!!

[@jasonlaughon2897]

Stood behind the pull stick of a Frick “O” for years with a 471 and later a 671 Detroit powering it. Never had a moments trouble it of them. And the sound...oh that howling roar thru that 4” straight pipe. Having that power and all that noise controlled thru an oak stick in your left hand really strokes your ego. You couldn’t help but have a little swagger at the days end.

[@gcrauwels941]

My Grandpa worked on Detroit Diesels (Gray Marine) in the Navy in WWII. I ended up working on them for many years myself.

[@gazza116]

cant beat the sound of an old jimmy 2 stroke.

[@PatrickBaptist]

They sure do sound real good, however it's more than the sound it makes, reliability is chief. That fuel rack is one huge reason I wouldn't own one, the fun of cranking up wondering if this is the day it's going to try to run away or behave.....

[@jesses.7107]

@@PatrickBaptist well thats easy, dont let it sit, keep up on maitnetce

[@KPearce57]

@ Yep IH Transtar CO 4070A 8V92 15 speed RoadRanger.

[@russellrobins5320]

@@PatrickBaptist well over blown fear. marine detroits run thousands of hours and the run away thing is very rare. Ive run two 871 dd for over twenty years. no run away ever, nor have I ever seen one.

[@PatrickBaptist]

@@russellrobins5320 Awesum-oh.

[@NickG40]

2-stroke diesel engines, the most efficient way to turn fuel into noise.

[@stevem7935]

Fantastic comment Sir....

[@Detroit8V92tta]

Rubbish. The largest diesels in the world are all two cycle.

[@841k9]

@@Detroit8V92tta It was a reference to wearing ear plugs and muffs while driving behind a Screamin' Jimmy or Buzzin' Dozen. They are ear splitting loud.

[@joebarilari9911]

Technology then>>>>> technology now , Hindsight is 2020

[@russellrobins5320]

@@841k9 when I was just a kid, I was told to first slam my hand in the door of the Detroit powered truck id be driving, that way the noise didn't seem as bad because you couldn't think of anything else but your busted hand.

[@richardsimms251]

Great video

[@jayelbee1111]

My Dad worked at Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corporation for 35 years. He was a welder/mechanic at either the EMD plant locations in LaGrange, IL or Chicago, IL and he would leave out around 4:30 in the morning and return home around 6:30-8:00 in the evening. Sometimes he had to work double shifts. Working in that plant all those years has broken his health down. His hearing is nearly diminished from the constant loud noise in the plant and now he wear hearing aids; his eyesight is hindered from years of staring at the welding spark/pyro and now he wears trifocals; his hands is mangled from years of injuries and exposure from diesel fuel. His nose was broken three times there. His back has gave out numerous times carrying heavy equipment. He is now 78 years old and he could barely get around; he now uses a walker. He did what he had to do to provide for the family. I could do nothing but respect that. That is why I went to college to earn associate, bachelor, and master degrees so I won't end up like him. He did not finish grammar school and he worked all his life. But he was proud to work there and he never complained about his job at GM.

[@rayfridley6649]

Joey, did your dad file any insurance claims under Worker's(or Workmen's)Compensation?

[@DaS-ys8us]

There are millions of people who are broke down after a lifetime of hard work. I'm proud to be in the same boat as your father. I wouldn't crap on the best part of your degrees and there's no way you could end up like him.

[@h8troodoh]

You're father is a real man.. they're fast becoming a rarity now.. God bless your dad too.. hope he gets better, somehow..

[@jayelbee1111]

​@DaS-ys8us I enlisted into the U.S. Army after high school to obtain the Montgomery G.I. Bill to put myself through college. I did not want to depend on my Dad to pay for my tuition. He sacrificed long enough working at GM

[@42lookc]

Some gorgeous historic mechanical footage here!

[@robertpayne2717]

Always enjoyed the smell of the old city buses with Detroit 2 cycle diesels when we went to the city years ago

[@TickledFunnyBone]

I love this video. When i was a kid, i have been a rail fan all my life and i really like GM and the EMD Locomotive. when i learned (when i was young) that the two were one and the same, i learned to love the EMD even more.

[@alanpassat6759]

Still get goosebumps when I hear the words "Liberty" and "Freedom" Check out the health and safety at 13:46.

[@therandomytchannel4318]

Fyi. When greyhound was getting new buses in the 60s and early 70s, gm offered a V12 powered bus for the West routes. An old friend of mine who used to drive greyhound said those buses had so much torque they were passing cars going thru the mountain passes!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I've hearded the 12-V in Euc/Terex R-35 haul trucks and TS-24 pans (scrapers) and they are the Mommy Bear!

[@geoffmooregm]

I met one truck driver, back when I was loading pipe for a living, who had a Cab Over with a 12V71 that was twin charged. He upgraded the turbo and put in larger injectors. Now we have some nasty hills around here in BC Canada. He said he could pass anything he wanted. Pick the right gear and foot to the floor. A bit of black smoke until the turbo came up to speed and it would tear up the hills. He said he would stop for the mandatory brake check spots and the other trucks he passed would park beside him and walk right up to check it out. It was a beautiful truck. The only negative he said was the terrible milage compared to newer trucks. But he didn't seem to mind too much since he didn't owe any money on it.

[@JohnSmith-jj6ud]

Geoff Moore a

[@phantom629]

Iirc the scenecruiser buses of the early 50's had 12 cylinder engines, and dad drove buses in the late 60' and early 70's and he knew another driver that had a ticket framed of when he got pulled over doing 104mph in a pd4104 (also iirc) type bus, they had a high idle feature they could engage when parked to keep the air conditioning going this enabled them to bypass the governor and haul butt.

[@cyrilhudak4568]

@@phantom629 I think that the Buzzin' Dozen went into the MC 6. Scenicruiser's were upgraded to 8V71. They were transverse mounted. A12 would never fit.

[@scratchdog2216]

Loved my '82 five speed, two door, 1.6L diesel VW Rabbit. 45MPG on a bad day. 375,000 mi. when it finally died.

[@bobyharyadi990]

Amazing

[@johnnyhawkins43]

I quit working on gas engine and went to diesels in the early nineties and they broke my body down!

[@h8troodoh]

Yep heavy job.. and thankless..

[@Osamailyas]

GM EMD two stroke sound is cool

[@Osamailyas]

EMD and GM manufacturered some of the most successful 2 stroke diesel engines for locomotives and ships

[@paulradice3534]

Fascinating

[@MrMopar413]

Thanks that was a great video

[@jonka1]

Thank you for the digital timer which spoils the film most efficiently.

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[@Osamailyas]

I love the sound of two stroke General Motors and EMD diesel engine locomotive

[@The_Inspiration_86]

& dis gave birth to da beautiful sounding 671,6v71,& 6v92.

[@Disques13Swing]

The BEST sounding 71 series engines were the 8V-71's on the Eagle buses of Continental Trailways!!! Unlike anyone else running this engine, they had a separate exhaust system for each cylinder bank and there were dual exhaust pipes coming out of the back bumper.

[@andrewthacker114]

Very good clip !

[@user-sw2er4bv1r]

i love these videos

[@DantesAvian]

"Diesel power means Victory power!"

[@gaborgenda9225]

Here in Australia, in the early 1970's.....superchargers from railway diesel engines, were being turned into scrap.....by low-paid laborers who worked for the Commonwealth Railways. They used sledgehammers, chisels and axes to destroy what must have been millions of dollars worth of beautiful, quality equipment......I saw this happening in person..what a waste! Now, here in Australia just ONE of those superchargers is worth many thousands of dollars!

[@DoDucThanh10]

Very Good

[@sirarnie9837]

I guess fidget spinners aren't that new a thing.

[@AlexanderThefake-do4qu]

This means something funny but I'm too retarded,lol can't wait till I figure this out

[@mysticrailroad]

very cool :)

[@mig_21bison]

Thanks to Rudolph Diesel...

[@kriley9386]

The M3 Lee tank pictured was actually gasoline powered, not diesel.

[@uploadJ]

Ever heard the term "stock film footage"?

[@RWBHere]

@@uploadJ And your point is? Accuracy is usually important, unless you are choosing to mislead people. That said, this is a blatant propaganda film.

[@uploadJ]

RWBHere re: " And your point is? " Go back and look at the video; was that portion using 'stock' footage to make some other point or no.

[@uploadJ]

@RWBHere re: " That said, this is a blatant propaganda film. " And then again, SOME ppl see things that aren't there ...

[@oldtrucker672]

I saw an M3 that had a radial engine in it.

[@nathanswann1198]

All of those wonderful jobs that are gone overseas....

[@guy6751]

People can talk all they want about GM and whatever else they want to, but the allies never could have won the war if it wasn't for GM and Willy's.

[@cyrilhudak4568]

Alfred Sloan hopefully is occupying the lowest pit of hell for what he did to this country.

[@maxpayne2574]

The fact GM made billions supplying the DOD was why they did it not patriotism

[@cyrilhudak4568]

max Payne . . . and supplying the axis powers. And they receive reparations for the German plants that the allies bombed.

[@everettburns890]

guy6751 Shane Shaysteamlocomotivee

[@lichking3711]

+max Payne they still made good stuff

[@user-gf3mu5uc8j]

The old 2 cycle jimmy in the truck I use to drive was noisy but did the job well. New diesel engines are nowhere as reliable. Pity..

[@kenc3288]

Why no mention of the inventor, Rudolph Diesel ?

[@almostfm]

Because we were busy fighting the damned Nazis at the time.

[@federicoalmiron4872]

genial amigo i like

[@markstengel7680]

The wonder engine Diesel !!!

[@darrylwmurphy738]

Exhaust gases that leaves the right vent also would have to be reciculated 2 to 4x would be known as EGR- Exhaust Gas Recirclator Recirculation

[@billbright1755]

Diesel Power,,, eighteen wheels a rolling,, The double breasted Yamaha,, Detroit Diesel two stroke roots blower V configuration. The high rpm tune unmistakable. Remember, a gas may be compressed, not so a liquid. As we know pressure on a liquid is forced in circuit to far end of containing piping where it exerts equal force undiminished. The basic principle of our much used hydraulic systems in various forms. Hydraulic brakes a good example. “ that thing got juice brakes? “ was a common question when mechanical rod operated brakes where omnipresent. With quality components, design, construction, why these engines could power the very heartbeat of a nation. Quality fuels to supply them must be manufactured in great quantities. Also oils to lubricate and coolants to prevent meltdown. Clean fuel, filtered to microns is necessary, to flow through tiny injection system openings. Of course above all everything requires top quality bearings, the Henry Timken Roller bearing company Canton Ohio. Henry from Bremen Germany. What marvelous engineering and design,, our American men and women working together to complete designs for power prime movers.

[@bluerider7922]

Rootes blower. Some guys thought they were superchargers; but no, because superchargers put out more pressure. Blowers are usually [or always] gear driven, where superchargers can be either belt or gear driven. Turbochargers are only exhaust driven. FYI: Starbucks coffee drinks are not TURBO anything !!! The stupidity in America is amazing !!

[@pennise]

If noise was power, Detroit Diesel would head the list. Slam your hand in the door to get good and mad then drive with your foot in the firewall.

[@pennise]

@@charlesangell_bulmtl Yes you would. Try one of the old 8V71s or one of the 6V71s.

[@regsparkes6507]

Just to keep the record straight and clear,...the DIESEL engine came about through the invention of Mr.Rudolf Diesel of Germany , this is where the name Diesel came from.

[@andyevans9369]

Reg Sparkes j

[@booklover6753]

@@muir8009 Rudolf is historically given credit so get over it.

[@georgebrill6549]

I have two issues. #1 In the picture of the ship with two tugs, they are not diesels. Any tug with a tall smoke stack is steam. #2 GM would want you to believe that all subs were power by their engines, not so. I have been on two ww2 subs and they were powered by Fairbanks Morse opposed-piston engines. Because they have a smoother power stroke and are quieter and have less vibration.

[@Moo01100]

Back in the day when society had meaning and purpose.

[@soulscanner66]

Propaganda films offer the illusion of meaning and purpose. That's not a good thing, though. Don't be fooled. Please read Ronald Reagan's favorite book 1984. It was written by a socialist.

[@TonyLing]

Orwell was a skeptical collectivist it has to be said

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Feminism is cancer.

[@mikecubes1642]

@@soulscanner66 propaganda is what we get from the media day and night

[@vtecpreludevtec]

Take that Tojo🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@mohamedfarid7499]

good job thank you very much and now we know why usa america is so strong

[@maynardjohnson3313]

Yeah, the narrator sure hit us over the head with that.

[@fixer1972]

Great upload, very educational. When was this version produced, I'm guessing during WW2 (1941-1945). Interestingly at 21:35 he mentions the United Nations which did not officially exist until October 24, 1945, after the end of the war.

[@Mercmad]

The league of Nations was set between the wars though . If we had a common purpose today,we would nuke the UN.

[@worldissuesmatter1643]

The term United Nations was first used by Roosevelt in 1942. I was curious about that term appearing in this film, too.

[@MrOlgrumpy]

No mention of old Rudolph there

[@mikeklaene4359]

Interesting as to how it is never mentioned that the diesel engine was actually a German invention. Unfortunately the 2-stroke diesel is now a thing of the past as it quite difficult to make one that meets the emission of today.

[@mikeklaene4359]

After being drafted in the mid 1960s, the Army sent me to training for landing craft. Learned how to operate and do light mechanical work on LCM-8s. The LCM-8 had four GMC 6-71 engines configured in 2 pairs with each pair driving a screw. The sounded great while smoking quite a bit.

[@drawingboard82]

Actually there are a fair few 2 stroke Diesels still being produced and operating. I think you are thinking of 2 stroke petrol engines. 2 stroke Diesels dont require oil injection, and hence dont burn oil with the fuel, which is the main issue with 2 stroke Petrols. Instead 2 stroke Diesels have a conventional wet crankcase and oil system which lubricates the engine in the normal way. 2 Stroke Petrols cant do this because on a 2 stroke petrol the air is first compressed in the crankcase. On a 2 stroke Diesel the air never enters the crankcase, it is blown into the cylinder with either an engine driven supercharger as shown here, or a turbo driven superchager (Turbocharger). This is absolutely key to the operation of the 2 stroke Diesel. They are widely used on marine engines. Here is a good example en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%A4rtsil%C3%A4-Sulzer_RTA96-C

[@mebeasensei]

I believe most diesel locomotives are still two stroke as are ship engines..could be wrong, but was told so, to my surprise

[@mikeklaene4359]

There still are many 2 stroke diesel locomotive engines in use. All new locomotives must have what are called "Tier 4" engines which have quite strict emission requirements. For now, 2 stroke diesels cannot meet this requirement. See: www.dieselnet.com/standards/us/loco.php

[@GustavMeyrink]

ULCC Detroit Diesel, now wholly owned by Daimler AG as are Freightliner, Western Star and Thomas Built Buses

[@chrischiampo7647]

The “War Diesel “ Detroit Reins Supreme 😊😮😮😎🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@deborahchesser7375]

Chris Chiampo 12V92TA Hell yeh

[@michaelmcneil4168]

I would have thought it was used in the tanks of WW2, it was shown off in 1933 before the prototype Sptifire was even designed

[@joekoy7495]

There is an old phrase...The detroit diesel Is/(was?) the best creation ever invented for turning Diesel fuel into smoke and noise. badabing.

[@Disques13Swing]

Not to mention the best creation for taking motor oil and dumping it all over the place. They were called "The Green Leakers" for a very good reason.

[@joekoy7495]

I believe that was a no cost feature: active chassis Rust prevention

[@darrylwmurphy738]

DD -40 Locomotive that UP operated Had two 16 cylinder engines 1st 16 cylinders = 32 cylinder on 2nd Generates. Up.

[@Mercmad]

Damned sure I would not want to be confronting a panzer with a valentine tank, even if it did have a Detroit diesel Engine .As a kid , me and my mates often played on a few old Valentines that a local quarry had bought, with a veiw to making tractors out of them ....😀😀😀😀😂

[@allen84jr]

Gray Marine designed the 2-71 through 6-71 Diesel engines. Governments made them sell to GM because they did not have the ability to manufacture the amount needed for the war.

[@Wildstar40]

They spoke about the diesel engine but refrained from telling the public that diesel engines will run on any kind of oil as long as the viscosity is just right.

[@darrylwmurphy738]

Once gases reciculated via to the manifold directly to exhaust vent

[@timmungenast]

Thanks for sharing this. I know this announcer's voice... he's been in a million movies (almost literally). Anyone know who it is?

[@johnt4060]

No, who?

[@lewiemcneely9143]

He didn't sound Asian.

[@jaredkennedy6576]

Is it Lowell Thomas? He did pretty much all the Jam Handy industrial films for GM and others in that era.

[@MrGGPRI]

Rudolf Diesel suffered from debilitating migraines and according to some history texts I've read, this may have caused him to jump off a ferry boat to his demise..

[@empyreanb9444]

I've read he committed suicide because he was a pacifist and was appalled and horrified by what his inventions were being used for.

[@51WCDodge]

I wonder wht he'd feel like now when his work is consedered 'The Spawn of the Devil and Curse of the Modern World' ah well back to the horse then? By and By a report in the Times of London , in the mid 19th century 'Unless something is done about pollution in London by 1950 it will be 12 foot deep in Horse Sh*T'.

[@pembroke6740]

13.25. he had a fidget spinner before it was cool

[@MegaAlbaner007]

13:25 them fidget spinners

[@stevenmarcinkowski8577]

Qem you're an idiot

[@johnhopkins6260]

Sherman oft referred to as "Ronson" (Zippo)... easily lit on fire, due to gasoline-powered propulsion

[@heinz_beanz6339]

They also came with 2 6-71s, but the majority were gasoline

[@SuburbAllied]

13:20 - Now you guys know what to do with your Fidget Spinners :) Turn them into super-charger for your daddys diesel engine :)

[@paulshouse524]

That has to be the strangest opening music I've ever heard.

[@jamesvalenti9288]

Wish it told us how to start up one of those locomotive engines

[@Mercmad]

Those engines in the Film are not exactly Detroit Diesels but EMD's as designed by Winton . They run a large generator to supply electric power to the loco traction engines or ships propulsion systems . So,to start them,the generator is switched over to make it a starter motor and it then cranks the engine up to fire it.

[@hamzabelmebarki3888]

A first direct injection fuel ever 👍

[@user-fw3lk1hs3q]

Naturally, not a mention that the diesel engine was invented by a Kraut....

[@user-fw3lk1hs3q]

@@charlesangell_bulmtl how many of the general public eighty years ago would have been familiar with diesel at all? At that time, steam was still king in shipping and the railroads.

[@vtwinbuilder3129]

Also this is clearly a post war film. It seems the war was still pretty well in the minds of people in the US and considering we’d spent almost half a decade fighting the Germans I doubt anyone was too excited about shouting out to them for their accomplishments.

[@trplpwr1038]

That comment has a bit of " sauer" to it.

[@Hyprmtr]

So GM was this first to make diesel trains?

[@JHCRAGGAR]

13:17 Fidget spinners! :D

[@docnathan3959]

13:20 fidget spinners

[@johnt4060]

I believe that's where they got the idea, from diesel blowers

[@TonyLing]

Roots an' culture man

[@robertlong1693]

My only question is how is the cylinder lubricated on a two cycle diesel engine. on a gas engine oil is mixed with the gas.

[@robertpayne2717]

Detroit diesels like Harley Davidson's and dogs they would mark their territory

[@justinmyslive4108]

a Detroit Diesel in a tank????? the enemy can hear you five miles away!!!!!!!

[@harrisonvc9175]

Justin Myslive couldn't be much worse than the radial aircraft engine they used for a while lol

[@packardexelence]

@@harrisonvc9175 WITH A 325 TO 375 MPH STRAFING SPEED, COMBINED WITH A 1/2 MILE GUN RANGE; THE P-47 COULD OFTEN SHOOT-UP ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNERS BEFORE THEY HAD A CHANCE TO ACCURATELY SHOOT BACK!!!! BY MID-1944 THEY ALSO CARRIED ROCKETS!!!!--(I know the P-47 had a TOP SPEED about 410 MPH; BUT you COULD NOT strafe at THAT speed; you could NOT pull-up in time!!)

[@peterhoebarth4234]

Never Oil burner, simpley compresed air.

[@steveskouson9620]

He mentioned a "throttle." Diesel engine don't throttle. There is no butterfly in the intake of a diesel. Speed is controlled by the injector. Before IC engines were made, to "throttle" something or someone, meant closing off the air supply. Throttle STILL means that. steev

[@PatrickBaptist]

17.5:1 ratio on 7.3 PowerStrokes

[@yo6488]

18:1on my 6.0

[@h3xd3m0n9]

22 on my idi 😉

[@robertpayne2717]

One reason diesels were not widely used in trks and tank were because of logistics its it's cheaper and safer to just ship one fuel. If you have ever put diesel in a gas or gasoline in a diesel engine it can be a severe problem if not caught. And the problem is starting it. Wont run or runs away.

[@philbell7952]

⚓️ Introduced to the 6-71, 268,278s e.t.c. When I joined the navy, (6-6-61) @ made my Carrier out of it 👍🤛🤛⚓️

[@theq4602]

God what I would do for a 6v53.

[@mikecubes1642]

you can buy them pretty cheap

[@Ferrari1f430scuderia]

@13:18 i see fidget spinner's grandad

[@darrylwmurphy738]

Known as a Prime Mover

[@Big_Loo]

I wonder if the mentioned who invented the diesel engine...

[@raymondj8768]

V ictory for the USA

[@mechanicman8687]

And now their is natural gas industrial engine technology

[@andyharman3022]

There have been natural gas industrial engines since Nicholas Otto invented the spark-ignition engine in 1876. I have engineered both natural gas and diesel engines. Diesel engines are more efficient.

[@Mercmad]

@@andyharman3022 True, in fact in the UK in the 30's you buy an engine from any one of a dozen different companies and Dual Diesel/natural gas were options. New Zealand had natural gas for cars in the 1970's available at service stations. There is nothing new in Automotive technology.

[@shubhamsarkar2186]

I guess that was Lysholm spiral supercharger

[@Mercmad]

GM Roots supercharger .Designed in the 1800's to pump air into deep mines.

[@krazi77]

and after the war was over, guys figured out a way to mount them to gas engines and make their race cars go faster.

[@andyharman3022]

I often wonder where drag racing would be if it wasn't for Detroit Diesel and their Roots blowers.

[@douglasfrazier2856]

Ironic how Sherman tanks are used here to portray mighty diesel power, when they ran on gasoline engines that made them vulnerable to catching fire when hit - diesel fuel would not have ignited so readily. The announcer was carefully to never actually say that the "powerful battle wagons" were indeed propelled by the two-cycle diesel engines he speaks of in the same sentence at 1:22.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Actually the M4A2 model used the General Motors 6046 twin inline diesel engine.

Well?

[@richardsimms251]

The Diesel engine was invented in Germany and not the USA.

[@andrewnardo1021]

The first time I ran one I only ran it at half throttle because I thought the tach was broken and it sounded like it was going to explode.

[@russellrobins5320]

I have two marine 871s. running those at 2450 rpm, top no load rpm, they definitely sound they will explode. however place your hand on the engine at the same time and they are nearly vibration free. amazing engines that love to be run hard.

[@andrewnardo1021]

Russell Robins what always amazed me about them is how even cold you hold the throttle open. There really isn’t anything gentle about the way you handle them, and they still don’t die.

[@darrylwmurphy738]

Connected to a fuel rail (s)

[@daveboydell2896]

The United States has always been such a peace loving country...........lol

[@raydornbush]

They took both two stroke diesel trains and Steam Trains off the lines way to quickly in favor of the 4 stroke diesel. As far as the 4 stroke diesel being cleaner than the comparable two stroke diesel..... that's a load of crap.

[@jacquesblaque7728]

How's that? Even Electromotive (now Railpower, subsidiary of Caterpillar) gave up on emissions compliance with 710-series 2-strokes. Their latest freight unit is 1010 cid/cyl 4-stroke. Cooper-Bessemer engines (GE diesel) all 4-strokes. See a pattern there? No crap.

[@jdrok5026]

Jacques Blaque when did car buy emd?

[@jdrok5026]

Cat

[@jacquesblaque7728]

AFAIK Cat bought EMD in 2006. Fits my recollection of it happening. Did you know that EMD's new passenger loco, the F125, is powered by Cat C175-20 4-stroke diesel? Displacement 5 liters/cyl, 4700 hp, presumably for traction, @1800 rpm. GE seems conspicuously absent now from passenger locos, with Siemens taking the lead.

[@almostfm]

But with a two stroke, we don't get the mnemonic "Suck/Squeeze/Bang/Blow"

[@wntu4]

Can you imagine how badly Common Core would screw this up?

[@darrylwmurphy738]

There's a 2 Stroke 4 Stroke

[@blueskies613]

MAGA

[@michaelovers688]

Then came emissions control it's destroyed the diesel engine

[@mikearakelian6368]

German pocket battleship s had 20 k range with diesel engine...twice the range of other battleship s